Nokia launches C7 smartphone on WIND Mobile

Nokia today announced the launch of the premium-designed Nokia C7smartphone, optimized for social networking on-the-go, to the Canadian market through WIND Mobile. 

“The Nokia C7 is a beautiful smartphone allowing consumers to access updates from their family and friends on Facebook and Twitter in just one touch,” said Richard White, General Manager, Nokia Canada. “Couple that with great apps and maps, and you have everything you need for a busy life on-the go.”

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Wind Mobile under siege, ownership and control challenged

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Wind Mobile was the first of the new entrants that shook up the Canadian telecoms industry a year ago. With over 250,000 subscribers,  Wind Mobile now finds itself beleaguered because its controlling company, Globalive (which is a subsidiary of Egyptian giant Orascom) failed to meet Canadian ownership and control requirements in the telecom sector. Could this be the end of Wind Mobile in Canada? What will happen to their susbscribers?

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Wind Mobile offers free long distance calls worldwide for the holidays

WIND Mobile unveiled mobile phone booths in each WIND market providing free long distance calls to anywhere in the world over the holidays.  These colourful booths have been set up at stores in Ottawa, Toronto, Hamilton, Edmonton, Calgary and Vancouver. People can enjoy talk time to any mobile or land line around the globe.

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Review: Mobilicity

By A Dawn

Mobilicity’s New Unlimited Plans: More Bad News For The Big Three As They Are Losing Their Already Fragile Grip

After manipulating Canadian cell phone consumers with their overpriced plans and inhumane 3 year contracts for a long time, it looks like the big three phone companies are finally losing their tight-grip on the Canadian mobile market. With the arrival of a third new Phone Company, the big three have more than enough to worry about while trying to hold onto existing clients. Signing up new customers onto 3 year contracts will be much tougher to do now.

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